/tee"pee/ , n.
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
Also, teepee, tipi . Cf. lodge (def. 9), wigwam .
[ 1735-45, Amer.; t h ípi, equiv. to t h í- to dwell + -pi pl. indefinite abstract n. suffix ]